Today's 26 February Music in History

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1917 First jazz records are recorded: "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" and "Livery Stable Blues" by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company in NYC

Music History

1950 Jerome Robbin's ballet choreographed to Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety" premieres at the New York City Center Theater

Peter Pan

1955 Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 152 performances

Georgy

1970 Carole Bayer (Sager) and George Fischoff's musical "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances

1970 The Beatles release "Hey Jude" compilation album in US (originally to be titled "Beatles Again")

1975 Harry Chapin's musical revue "The Night That Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 75 performances

1987 1st release of Beatles on compact disc: "Please Please Me"; "With The Beatles"; "A Hard Day's Night"; and "Beatles For Sale" [1]

Music History

1989 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 634 performances

1992 "Search & Destroy" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 46 performances

1997 39th Grammy Awards: "Change the World", Babyface, Beck, and LeAnn Rimes win

2010 Opera "Madame White Snake", by Boston Opera composed by Zhou Long, premieres at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston (Pulitzer Prize for Music 2011)

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